People with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) have unique needs. This article discusses the work of PMLD ...

There are over 7 million adults living with developmental or intellectual disabilities in the U.S. Yet many day programs for those with developmental disabilities have a cut-off age of 22. Disability ...

If they do find a partner, it can be logistically difficult to sustain the relationship and they can face judgement from other people, with one parent describing how people tut when they see her son ...

Lord Paul Scriven, a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, has spent years championing the rights of learning ...

The mother of a young man with a learning disability has said it is "heartbreaking" watching her son "starting to sense that he's not having the opportunities or the chances of somebody his age".

Corrected: An earlier version of this story misstated Kendal Cladek’s current educational status. She is a college student. Dyscalculia is a learning disability that few people have heard of or ...

Meet the “lifelike” robot therapy dog Snoop who helps people with disabilities. The robot can do tricks and give you his paw ...

In September last year we reported on the worrying number of people with learning disabilities who are missing out on cancer ...

Intellectual disabilities affect a child’s ability to learn and function at levels considered typical for their age. Learning disabilities affect a child’s ability to master specific skills, like ...

The first patients have been officially welcomed to Lancashire’s new £32m specialist acute mental health facility.